fault
fault
英[fɔːlt]美[fɔːlt]
n.责任，错误，缺点，（地壳）断层，发球失误；
v.发现错误；
复数：faults;
第三人称单数：faults;
过去式：faulted;
过去分词：faulted;
现在分词：faulting;
例句
It was Cage's own fault if she felt missed out at the party; she made no effort to be friendly to people.如果凯奇觉得在聚会上受到冷落那是她自己找的, 她没有对别人表示友好过。
penitence for fault悔过
In my opinion both of the drivers were at fault.在我看来, 两位司机都有责任。
I am quite at fault.我完全错了。
It was your fault, and I am not going to be your whipping boy.这是你的错，我不会代你受过。
Don't pull him up about this; it's not really his fault.这不是他的过错, 别责怪他。
a spasmodic fault on our TV我们电视机间歇性的毛病
Ann’s naivety is at least a fault on the right side.安的天真行为至少是一种值得称道的缺点。
Don't scold the child.It's not his fault.别责怪那孩子, 那不是他的过错。
It is a fault of the species.这是这号人的通病。
英语六级真题
And while you may forgive your smartphone an occasional fault, you probably have less patience for error messages from your door lock.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Part of the fault lies with our inner caveman.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文If they fail, it's their fault.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文Assuming that your teacher is neither biased nor corrupt and that her system conforms to school rules, you can't fault her ethics.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文He is always finding fault with Marsha.
出自-2013年12月听力原文They often find fault with it.
出自-2011年12月听力原文But Elop was not the only person at fault.
2015年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section ABut it's really all our own fault.
2016年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section ABut what if the fault that runs along the Pacific Northwest delivers a gigantic earthquake of its own?
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CCalifornia has spent years preparing for "The Big One"—the inevitable earthquake that will undoubtedly unleash all kinds of havoc along the famous San Andreas fault (断层).
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CCascadia is what's known as a "megathrust" fault.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CExperts who monitor unemployment statistics here in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, say about 28, 000 people are unemployed, and many of them are jobless due to no fault of their own.
2016年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CThe Cascadia Earthquake Zone is big enough to compete with San Andreas it's been called the most dangerous fault in Americ, but it's much lesser known than its California cousin.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CThe last time a major earthquake occurred along the Cascadia fault was in 1700, so officials worry that another event could occur any time.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-SING
责任;过失;过错
If a bad or undesirable situation is your fault, you caused it or are responsible for it.
例句
There was no escaping the fact: it was all his fault...这全是他的错，这是无法回避的事实。A few borrowers will find themselves in trouble with their repayments through no fault of their own.一些借款人会发现，他们还款遇到了麻烦，但根本不是由于自身的过失造成的。N-COUNT
错误;失误
A fault is a mistake in what someone is doing or in what they have done.
例句
It is a big fault to think that you can learn how to manage people in business school.以为在商学院能学会如何管理人是一大错误。N-COUNT
缺点;毛病
A fault in someone or something is a weakness in them or something that is not perfect.
例句
His manners had always made her blind to his faults.他的彬彬有礼总是使她对他的缺点视而不见。...a short delay due to a minor technical fault...一个技术上的小故障引起的短暂延误VERB
(无可)挑剔，找茬儿，指责
If you cannot fault someone, you cannot find any reason for criticizing them or the things that they are doing.
例句
You can't fault them for lack of invention...你不能因为他们缺乏创新就指责他们。It is hard to fault the way he runs his own operation.他经营自己公司的方式无可指摘。N-COUNT
(地壳的)断层
A fault is a large crack in the surface of the earth.
例句
...the San Andreas Fault.圣安德烈亚斯断层N-COUNT
(网球的)发球失误
A fault in tennis is a service that is wrong according to the rules.
PHRASE
有过错;有责任
If someone or something is at fault, they are to blame or are responsible for a particular situation that has gone wrong.
例句
He could never accept that he had been at fault...他怎么也无法承认是他的错。There are no indications that standard security arrangements were at fault.没有迹象表明例行的保安措施存在问题。PHRASE
挑剔;找茬儿;指责
If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
例句
I was disappointed whenever the cook found fault with my work.每当厨师挑剔我干的活儿时，我都非常沮丧。PHRASE
(好得)过分，过头
If you say that someone has a particular good quality to a fault, you are emphasizing that they have more of this quality than is usual or necessary.
例句
Jefferson was generous to a fault...杰斐逊大方得过了头。Others will tell you that she is modest to a fault, funny, clever and warm.别人会告诉你她有趣、聪明又热情，谦逊得过了头。英汉词典释义
n.
缺点, 缺陷; 故障
His greatest fault is that he talks too much.他*大的缺点是说得太多。There is a fault in this machine.这台机器出了故障。过失, 过错
失误，欠缺；疏忽漏做(某事)
毛病，瑕疵；不足
恶行，不端行为；违法行为，错误
(对失误或错误所负的)责任
【地】断层
vt.
挑剔，找…的缺点，责难，责备；批评；非难
做错，在…中出错
The acrobat deliberately faulted the performance once to make it look difficult.表演者故意把表演做错一次，以显得表演很难。【地质学】在…产生断层
vi.
出差错，犯错误
Her tongue stammered and faulted with rage.她讲话因生气而结结巴巴并出错。【地质学】产生断层
英英词典释义
Noun
1. responsibility for a bad situation or event;
"it was John's fault"2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other;
"they built it right over a geological fault"3. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection;
"they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel""he knew his own faults much better than she did"4. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention;
"he made a bad mistake""she was quick to point out my errors""I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"5. an imperfection in a device or machine;
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"6. (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area);
"he served too many double faults"7. (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.);
"it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"Verb
1. put or pin the blame on
行业词典
体育： 失误；犯规；违例；技术不熟练；姿势不正确；错误站立姿势；
公路科技： 断层；
哲学： 断块构造说；fault-block tectonics；
地质学： 断层；
水利： 断层；岩体在构造应力作用下发生破裂，沿破裂面两侧的岩体发生显著的位移或失去连续性和完整性而形成的一种构造形迹。；
法律： 过错；罪过；
电子学： 层错；
电工： 故障；又称 :故障(failure )；
石油： 断层；
航天： 故障；
航空： 故障；设备或系统在使用中出现不能符合规定性能或丧失执行预定功能的偶然事故状态。；
通信： 故障；不能执行所要求功能的一种状态。但故障不包括由于预防性维护、外部资源短缺或预先计划的工作中断。；
